Wednesday, February 14, 2018

“Love of God, how rich and pure, how measureless and strong… shall evermore endure.”

This
warhorse among gospel songs has some great metaphors about oceans being
inkwells incapable of holding enough ink to write the magnitude of
God’s love… even on parchment as wide as the skies.

However,
before we become overwhelmed by the flowery descriptive language, we
need to notice this recurring line in each refrain which describes so
well the simple truth about the love of God as revealed in his
ever-loving Son:
• Rich - having or supplying a large amount of something that is wanted or needed
• Pure – undefiled, without ulterior motive, unmixed with anything inconsistent with itself
• Measureless – without edges, boundless, can’t be limited by width, depth or height
• Strong – exhibiting no weakness, able to support great weight, able to withstand, indestructible
• Enduring – absolutely continuous, persistent, long-lasting… in this case, everlasting.

These
are powerful expressions of this so often talked about attribute of
God… worth noticing, worth examining, worth replicating... on Valentine's Day or any day!

from Ephesians 3:16-20I
pray that you may have power to grasp how wide and long and high and
deep is the love of Christ, and that you may know this love that
surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the
fullness of God who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or
imagine.

Hymnlines - Hemlines: Get it?! :)

About Me

A native of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, went to high school with Dolly Parton... and am still friends with her sister Stella who was "most talented" with me in our graduating class of 1967! Was a Southern Baptist for most of my life,am currently affiliated with Cooperative Baptists. Have worked in Baptist and Presbyterian churches - basically consider myself a Baptiterian!

Love words (texts). Am a published hymn-writer, anthem-text writer and composer. Into live theater, museums and antique stores. Enjoy good movies and PBS dramas.

Married to Carlita - Two bonus sons: Dustin,and Clint and his wife Sherry with our two grandsons Kyle and Carson who just happen to live close by!